Mahabubnagar District

Mahbubnagar District, is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India, with its headquarters at Mahbubnagar. Mehbubnagar district in Andhra Pradesh is considered one of the most backward in the country. Be it prevalence of traditional practices like Joginis, child marriages; or gender disparities and health related problems. It also has one of the highest Neo-natal deaths. The district has a population of 3,513,934, of which 10.57% is urban. Mahabubnagar was the southern district of Hyderabad State under Nizam and bordered with the River Krishna in the south and surrounded by the Nalgonda, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Raichur, and Gulbarga districts. Mahabubnagar town is located 96 km away from Hyderabad.

Mahbubnagar is the largest district in Telangana Region and the second largest in Andhra Pradesh State. This district consists of 1553 Revenue Villages, 1347 Gram Panchayats, 64 Mandals and 5 Revenue Divisions. Mehboobnagar District has 13 Assembly Constituencies and 2 Parliamentary Constituencies.

The city of Mahboobnagar is surrounded by small mountains. Although the second biggest river of south India flows through this district, it is generally considered as drought hit area. There are many places to see like Peerlamarri, KoilSagar Dam, Srisailam, Forts in the above mentioned samashans. This place was formerly known as Rukmammapeta and Palamooru. The name was changed to Mahabubnagar on 4 December 1890, in honour of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911). It has been the headquarters of the district since 1883. The Mahabubnagar region was once known as Cholawadi or ‘the land of the Cholas’. It is said that the famous Golconda diamonds came from Mahabubnagar district. Towns of importance in the district are Achampet, Gadwal, Wanaparthi, Jadcherla, Kalwakurthy, and Nagarkurnool.